diff -Naur a/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js b/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js
--- a/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js	2018-11-16 03:28:42.000000000 +0100
+++ b/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js	2018-12-01 12:19:48.238337176 +0100
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 var currentVersion = process && process.version || null;
 var rawRequiredVersion = pkg && pkg.engines && pkg.engines.node || null;
 var requiredVersion = rawRequiredVersion ? 'v' + rawRequiredVersion : rawRequiredVersion;
-var isVersionValid = !!currentVersion && !!requiredVersion && currentVersion === requiredVersion;
+var isVersionValid = !!currentVersion && !!requiredVersion;
 
 // Validates current the NodeJS version compatibility when Kibana starts.
 if (!isVersionValid) {
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
   // Actions to apply when validation fails: error report + exit.
   console.error(errorMessage);
   process.exit(1);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}